He was Britain's most decorated Olympian and the only cyclist to have ever won the World and Olympic championships, as well as the Tour de France. But for all the titles, gold medals, yellow jerseys, a knighthood and an accumulated £13million fortune, Sir Bradley Wiggins has two achievements that will never falter to make him smile: his children Isabella, 18 and Ben, 19.
![[The youngsters are credited with helping the sporting legend navigate his rockiest road yet, with 2024 seeing 'Sir Wiggo' experience bankruptcy and homelessness]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/22/93245029-14207357-The_delighted_father_smiled_in_his_pinstriped_black_suit_couple_-a-3_1734561156791.jpg)
For it is they who helped the sporting legend navigate his rockiest road yet. Not only has 2024 seen their father declared bankrupt, but just a few months ago 'Sir Wiggo', who originally hails from north London, admitted he had nowhere to live. Those major life events came off the back of the breakdown of his seemingly solid marriage to Cath, a child with a new partner from whom he has since separated, and the stain of a drug scandal from which, despite his vehement denial, the 44-year-old sporting icon never quite recovered.
![[The children were thrust into the limelight after their father became the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France in 2012]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/22/93294959-14207357-image-a-4_1734561421157.jpg)
There were also the moments of self-doubt, depression and revelation that he was sexually abused as a teenager. Through it all, his children 'never once doubted their dad', says Cath, neither as an athlete or as a doting father - and last night the proof was there for all the world to see.
![[What should have been a moment of bursting pride for the children became a nightmare after they both suffered 'horrendous' bullying at school. Pictured: Isabella and Ben with their father at the 2012 Tour de France]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/22/93294919-14207357-image-a-6_1734561479698.jpg)
Arriving at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, Wiggins was proudly flanked by a glamorously-dressed Isabella and a smartly-suited Ben, who has inherited his family's prowess for cycling. For all his titles and medals, Sir Bradley Wiggins has two achievements that will never falter to make him smile: his children Isabella, 18 and Ben, 19. Pictured: The doting father was flanked by the teenagers at last night's BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
![[Wiggins received a knighthood in 2013 was plagued by feelings of self-doubt and imposter syndrome - and later smashed up the accolade in front of his children]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/22/93295005-14207357-image-a-7_1734561724858.jpg)
